if you were england coach...

[mattb]

who would be your starting XI?

i'd go for a fresh, young, new look team, something along the lines of:

carson

johnson
woodgate (c)
taylor
richards

bentley
barry
reo coker
downing

agbonlahor
ashton

 

[Stevie Boy]

none of them, would look in the lower leagues

 

[clarkey]

Agree with the idea, not entirely with all the players. Keep Terry and Gerrard, maybe Rio. Perhaps Jenas not Reo Coker. Would include Carrick or Hargreaves. Dont think Glen Johnson is up to it.

 

[Silent Bob]

Green
Richards Ferdinand Terry Cole
Carrick Hargreaves
Gerrard
Cole Rooney Young​

 

[Del Boy]

who would be your starting XI?

i'd go for a fresh, young, new look team, something along the lines of:

carson

I've heard enough..............

 

[clarkey]

Green
Richards Ferdinand Terry Cole
Carrick Hargreaves
Gerrard
Cole Rooney Young​

Like it. A lot.

 

[Trigger]

Robert Green and James Milner would certainly get in my team.

 

[mattb]

Green
Richards Ferdinand Terry Cole
Carrick Hargreaves
Gerrard
Cole Rooney Young​

not bad i just don't think rooney is up to the responsibility of scoring goals on his own

plus, too many egos in that team

 

[vulture]

James

Ashley Cole Rio Ferninand John Terry Gary Neville

Joe Cole Steven Gerrad Owen Hargreaves David Bentley

Wayne Rooney Micheal Owen

 

[the right footed denilson]

Gary Neville?!?!?!

ps. Might be worth playing the left-sided players on the left.

 

[vulture]

Gary Neville?!?!?!

still in my view the best right back in the country

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

If Neville returns to form and fitness, he has potential to be our Maldini.

Green
Neville Terry Ferdinand Cole
Bentley Hargreaves Lampard Cole
Ashton Rooney

But i'd want Rooney playing as a STRIKER.

subs:
James
Woodgate
Brown
Crouch
Beckham
Gerrard
Heskey
Agbonlahor

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

Sqaud of 23 would be

James (carson for world cup if james isnt still playing well)
Hart
Green

Johnson
Richards
Terry
Taylor
Rio
Woodgate
A. Cole
Baines
(maybe shorey and luke young if they do well at villa in for A. Cole and Johnson)

Wright-phillips (f he leaves chelsea and gets regular football if not walcott)
Cole (as he is right footed)
gerrard
Hargreaves
barry
carrick
Young
Downing

Defoe
Crouch
Rooney
Gabby


Playing

hart/green
richards--woodgate--terry--baines
gerrard--Hargreaves--carrick/J. Cole
Gabby--Rooney/Crouch--Young

 

[clarkey]

If Neville returns to form and fitness, he has potential to be our Maldini.

Green
Neville Terry Ferdinand Cole
Bentley Hargreaves Lampard Cole
Ashton Rooney

But i'd want Rooney playing as a STRIKER.

subs:
James
Woodgate
Brown
Crouch
Beckham
Gerrard
Heskey
Agbonlahor

Lampard

Thought we just agreed hes AWFUL. If not worse.

 

[1066gull]

Scott Carson
Joe Hart
Robert Green

Ryan Taylor
Luke Young
John Terry
Rio Ferdinand
Zat Knight
Ashley Cole
Nicky Shorey


Joe Cole
Gareth Barry
Owen Hargreaves
Ashley Young
David Bentley

Gabriel Agbonlahor
Wayen Rooney
Luke Moore
Peter Crouch

And Isaiah Osbourne of Aston Villa if Bentley fails to deliver?

 

[1066gull]

Key players in the squad would be Joe Cole, Agbonlahor and Barry probably. If one of those right backs could impress then they would be key too! Need a good right full back as our right side could be weak!

Ashley Young and Joe Cole to alternate wide positions? I'm really disappointed in Bentley.

 

[clarkey]

Think someone is being SLIGHTLY biased towards Villa.

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

Scott Carson
Joe Hart
Robert Green

Ryan Taylor
Luke Young
John Terry
Rio Ferdinand
Zat Knight
Ashley Cole
Nicky Shorey


Joe Cole
Gareth Barry
Owen Hargreaves
Ashley Young
David Bentley

Gabriel Agbonlahor
Wayen Rooney
Luke Moore
Peter Crouch

And Isaiah Osbourne of Aston Villa if Bentley fails to deliver?

Only 19 players??
23 in a sqaud or 18 in the team.

 

[1066gull]

Only 19 players??
23 in a sqaud or 18 in the team.

Steve Taylor

James Milner
Jermain Jenas

Darren Bent

 

[Silent Bob]

Think someone is being SLIGHTLY biased towards Villa.

Surely even Villa fans don't think ZAT FREAKING KNIGHT is good.